Category Archives: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Netflix continues to make up for it’s insult to the martial arts community (otherwise known as Iron Fist), with it’s latest project that will explore the origin of Brazilian Jiujitsu Narcos Director Jose Padilha is taking on the project that centers around the lives of both Rickson Gracie and Mitsuyo Maeda, stretching from 1800s Japan to present day…

A movement is starting and it is definitely one we can get behind. A small number of Police Officers are demanding that Brazilian Jiujitsu training become a compulsory requirement for all officers and it is starting to spread. #bjjmakeitmandatory is making the rounds on Instagram and for very good reason. The more equipped officers are…

This name is often one that invokes love in many Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fans and is heralded as one of the greatest influences on the development of the sport since his integration in the late seventies. We are talking about no other than the legend, Rolls Gracie. Known as the father of modern jiu-jitsu, he not…

High Rollerz is a Brazilian JiuJitsu tournament with a difference. Everyone is required to be high in order to compete, and the main price per division will help you get even higher after; a whole pound of Cannabis. If you have a quick look at their website, you’ll come across this simple mission statement: “High Rollerz is…

Here at Martial Tribes, we respect the grand old masters and families of the martial arts. We’ve previously looked at Bruce Lee, who promoted the martial arts as a whole through his films, while specifically spreading his own brand of Jeet Kune Do. We’ve also paid tribute to Toshihiko Koga, one of the most decorated…

Last monday morning, a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner Jaclyn Zabel, was brutally murdered by her partner, leaving four children behind with no mother and a family who is looking for help. The victim, 29 year old Jaclyn from Idaho, was shot and killed by her partner in a murder-suicide that has shocked the martial art community.…

It’s hard to say when becoming a ‘legend’ actually happens. For most of the legends we remember, they are long passed, existing in history books with stories that seem a bit larger than life. However, in the modern day, everything is documented and stories of greatness travel much faster, giving way to a new era…

A horrible scene has emerged from Brazil after a professional Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt man was killed following a road rage incident in São Domingos do Maranhão. The footage of the incident has been released online and has raised many questions in the BJJ community about the appropriate use of the martial art in situations…

With so much attention of martial arts such as Muay Thai and boxing when it comes to street fighting, often other schools are pushed to the wayside. Street fighters look for power, and striking strength to beat their opponents, but we thing that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is actually the hidden king of street fighting with some…

Sergio Robalo, an expert jiu-jitsu fighter and a black belt instructor, shattered a man’s jaw because he was unhappy with his student’s work ethic in a martial arts class has been jailed for two years. Robalo lost his temper with Graham Jenkins because he thought the student was slacking off during a training session in…